/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.validator.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
import ch.trackedbean.validator.*;
import ch.trackedbean.validator.internal.*;

/**
 * Annotation defining a {@link IPropertyValidator} used for the validation.<br>
 * Annotated your validation annotations with this annotation.<br>
 * The fields of the annotated annotation will be filled in a {@link Configuration} and passed to
 * {@link IPropertyValidator#init(IPropertyValidatorConfiguration)} to configure the validator.
 * 
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
@Documented
@Target({ ANNOTATION_TYPE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface BeanPropertyValidator {
    /** The validator class. */
    Class<? extends IPropertyValidator> value();
}
